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Also Known As	korai

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Kore, limestone figure, c. 650 bc; in the Louvre, Paris

Marble statue of a woman dedicated by Cheramyes to Hera, found in the Heraeum on Samos, Greece, c. 560 bc. In the Louvre, Paris. Height 1.92 m.

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